Do yourself a favour: try to kill yourself


Slate is running an absolutely fascinating article about the economics of suicide, full of interesting statistics. Did you know that 3% of Americans have attempted suicide? There are more than 1700 suicide attempts every day. And more bizarre still, an unsuccessful suicide attempt raises your income by 20% compared to those who did not attempt suicide. What the hell?

Laurie Voss is a developer, writer, and recovering npm co-founder. Writing about technology and what it means for humans since 2001.

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